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The Ministry of Health has launched an investigation into a suspected case of ciguatera fish poisoning on the island.
It is suspected that the case was caused by a large amberjack eaten between June 30 to July 5.
The case, if confirmed, would be the ...
DATE: Jul 13, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Legislation to encourage superyachts to visit Bermuda passed with all-party support in the House of Assembly last night.
Zane DeSilva, the Minister of Tourism and Transport, said the Superyachts and Other Vessels (Miscellaneous) Act would help to mak...
DATE: Jul 13, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The white elephant flagship of the marine police fleet was a waste of money, the national security minister Wayne Caines told the House of Assembly yesterday.
Mr Caines said the MV Guardian, which cost $1.7 million 13 years ago, had spent most of its...
DATE: Jul 13, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Bermuda Public Services Union has become the sole bargaining body for three more organisations.
Jason Hayward, the president of the BPSU, said the Bermuda Airport Authority, the Pension Commission and Teen Services/Teen Haven would now come under...
DATE: Jul 12, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Wayne Caines will make a ministerial statement tomorrow about the sale of the “white elephant” flagship of the marine police fleet.
The national security minister did not respond to questions about the sale of the Australian-built patrol boat MV Guar...
DATE: Jul 11, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A Liberian gas tanker delivered an injured crew member yesterday.
The Gaschem Orca contacted Bermuda Radio yesterday afternoon after a 42-year-old Filipino national suffered a severe hand injury on board.
At the time the vessel, which was travelling ...
DATE: Jul 11, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Gay rights activists hit out yesterday after a government backbencher told the House of Assembly that many on the island did not want a Gay Pride march in Bermuda.
Adrian Hartnett-Beasley said the speech by Michael Weeks was out of order.
He wrote on...
DATE: Jul 10, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Same-Sex Marriage
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Leaders of both political parties have traded punches over people who did not give evidence to a committee that examined a 2016 conflict between police and protesters
David Burt, the Premier, said a lack of co-operation from the police had “deprived”...
DATE: Jul 10, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A New Jersey man was fined $16,000 after he offered to pay off a customs officer who found drugs on him.
Paul Rodrigues, who is understood to be a prison guard in the United States, admitted having a quantity of tetrahydrocannabinol, the active ingre...
DATE: Jul 10, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
No order was given to use pepper spray on protesters outside the House of Assembly during a clash with police in 2016, the island’s senior policeman said last night.
And he denied an accusation that the gold commander at the incident had failed to an...
DATE: Jul 10, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes